Chapter 24

“Hey, people are sleeping here,” Tabitha groaned. “Sorry,” Amanda whispered as she quickly grabbed her first aid kit from her closet and then pushed Hudson back into the hallway and closed the door behind her. She grabbed Hudson’s hand and pulled him down the hall toward the bathroom where it was well lit. Amanda checked the bathroom to make sure that no one was currently in there before she tugged Hudson in there with her. She put down her kit on the counter and turned around to look at Hudson. She let out a gasp as her hands went straight to her face, covering her nose and mouth. “It’s not as bad as it looks,” he said with a crooked smile. Amanda removed her hands from her face and moved closer to get a better look. Hudson had a busted lip, a bruise on his jaw, a gash over one of his eyes, and the other one was already turning black and blue. Amanda let out a sigh. She didn’t know if she should be mad because he got into a fight or relieved that this was the worst of it.